Thursday, June 12, 2008

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult


Content Rating: 4.1.5 (R)
Category: Realistic fiction, romance, adult

Review : 3/5
How do I review this book? Did it keep me interested and turning the pages? Did it make me think? Yes, on both counts. Did I enjoy reading it? I have to say, guiltily, yes. I say "guiltily" because it is not a clean read. There are dozens of cases of very harsh profanity, though it seems to really come out towards the end. Until I got to the last 100 pages I thought, "Yeah, there's a lot of profanity but it hasn't been too bad." Well, that changed. As for the sex content, I thought it could have been much worse. I gave it a 4 rating just to be on the safe side. I thought it might classify as a 3 because it wasn't overly graphic but it was outside of marriage, so I gave it the 4 rating, as seen above. I couldn't recommend this book to anyone I know but I did find it very interesting. The characters are fleshed out well, they are likable, and they touched me. I thought it was pretty well written most of the time. It made me think about how I treat each of my kids and hope that I can show each of them that I truly love them for who they are.

8 comments:

Julie J. said...

I agree. This book seriously made me think about how I treat Sam, especially in my struggle to have another baby.... That I need to emphasize to him that we are a WHOLE family already, even though we might want more people in it, the three of us are a great family. This book is seriously thought provoking.

Becca said...

Ah..I just started this book! I like Jodi Picoult. The Plain Truth is really good...

Becca said...

I also wanted to say, you have so GREAT books on your TBR list. I love snowflower and the secret fan, and the memory keepers daughter is also really good.

Shelley said...

This is the pick for next month's church book club--I hope that goes over well! I've never read anything by her, but have heard so much.

Kim said...

Oh my! I can't wait to hear how your book club goes! Please let me know. There will be plenty to talk about as long as no one is too offended.

Charlotte said...

I wish the language would have been cleaner. It bothered me. But, having lived near where this story took place, I have to say that's the way they talk back there! I don't know if I'll ever forgive the mother in this book. I'm angry at how she neglected the 'keeper'.

Anonymous said...

Everybody tells me that this is their favorite Picoult book and a lot of people in my neighborhood read it and liked it. I did pick up a copy at the DI and have it on a couple of challenges. Thanks for the warning on the language. Despite that I think I'll still try it out.

Anna said...

I agree that this book really makes you think. Picoult's like that.